{"id":27958,"date":"2026-09-24T01:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T01:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27958"},"modified":"2026-09-24T01:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T01:54:33","slug":"a-malibu-winery-that-operated-for-four-decades-is-shutting-down-after-its-pacific-coast-highway-tasting-room-was-destroyed-in-the-2025-palisades-fire-its-owners-are-now-selling-the-240-acre-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27958","title":{"rendered":"A Malibu winery that operated for four decades is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire; its owners are now selling the 240-acre vineyard estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134448334,imgsize-180929,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-four-decade-old-malibu-winery-is-shutting-down-after-its-pacific-coast-highway-tasting-room-was-destroyed-in-the-2025-palisades-fire.jpg\" alt=\"A Malibu winery that operated for four decades is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire; its owners are now selling the 240-acre vineyard estate\" title=\"A four-decade-old Malibu winery is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Photo: Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A four-decade-old Malibu winery is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Photo: Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate)\">A four-decade-old Malibu winery is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Photo: Rosenthal &#8211; The Malibu Estate)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A four-decade-old Los Angeles County winery founded and operated by the Rosenthal family is winding down operations after a series of devastating setbacks, including the destruction of its primary tasting room in the 2025 Palisades wildfire.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Rosenthal, who runs Rosenthal &#8211; The Malibu Estate, has decided to close the winery after years of fires, declining demand and mounting challenges facing the wine business.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The winery\u2019s Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the Palisades wildfire, which devastated parts of Los Angeles in 2025. The property was located on California state land under a lease, and Rosenthal says the government has not indicated when, or even whether, commercial tenants will be permitted to return.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The site remains fenced off and has been used as a staging and storage area during the extensive cleanup following the disaster, which destroyed more than 6,800 structures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>A winery with Hollywood roots<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Rosenthal family is closing its Malibu winery after repeated wildfire losses, including the destruction of its tasting room in the 2025 Palisades Fire.\" msid=\"134448372\" imgsize=\"346106\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"The Rosenthal family is closing its Malibu winery after repeated wildfire losses, including the destruction of its tasting room in the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Photo: Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate)\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-346106,msid-134448372\/the-rosenthal-family-is-closing-its-malibu-winery-after-repeated-wildfire-losses-including-the-destruction-of-its-tasting-room-in-the-2025-palisades-fire.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Rosenthal family is closing its Malibu winery after repeated wildfire losses, including the destruction of its tasting room in the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Photo: Rosenthal &#8211; The Malibu Estate)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The Rosenthal family is better known in entertainment circles for its longtime Hollywood businesses, including Raleigh Studios and the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Rosenthal\u2019s father, George Rosenthal, now 95, built a diversified business empire with interests ranging from real estate and file storage to private aviation. Raleigh Studios became a major independent soundstage operator, while the Sunset Marquis developed a legendary reputation as a celebrity haven, particularly among musicians. The hotel was also featured in the 2025 documentary If These Walls Could Rock.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>George entered the wine business in 1985, when he planted grapes in Malibu\u2019s Newton Canyon. The vines produced their first vintage six years later.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The vineyard has since grown into a 240-acre property. Mark Rosenthal described the setting as remarkable, comparing its atmosphere to Tuscany.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The microclimate valley sits within the Santa Monica Mountains, an area where vineyards had been established before Prohibition. The region later received American Viticultural Area recognition, and the winery produced cabernet sauvignon, merlot, chardonnay and other varietals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018It\u2019s been one catastrophe after another\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Palisades wildfire was not the first major disaster to affect the family\u2019s wine business.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>An earlier Rosenthal tasting room at the Beau Rivage restaurant was destroyed after the building caught fire in 2012. <!-- -->Five years later, the Woolsey wildfire burned nearly all of the family\u2019s Newton Canyon vineyard.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Reflecting on the repeated setbacks, Rosenthal told The Hollywood Reporter, \u201cIt\u2019s been one catastrophe after another, and at some point it wears you down.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>He said the family took pride in putting its name on the wine and enjoyed building the business, but ultimately it remained a commercial operation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>\u201cAbsent a significant distribution channel like the tasting room, it doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Rosenthal said the family had considered opening another tasting room but decided against it. He also pointed to broader challenges in the wine industry, including declining alcohol consumption among younger generations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Newton Canyon property could be sold<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"After 40 years, The Malibu Estate is winding down operations as the Rosenthal family looks to sell its 240-acre Newton Canyon vineyard.\" msid=\"134448375\" imgsize=\"188968\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"After 40 years, The Malibu Estate is winding down operations as the Rosenthal family looks to sell its 240-acre Newton Canyon vineyard. (Photo: Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate)\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-188968,msid-134448375\/after-40-years-the-malibu-estate-is-winding-down-operations-as-the-rosenthal-family-looks-to-sell-its-240-acre-newton-canyon-vineyard.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After 40 years, The Malibu Estate is winding down operations as the Rosenthal family looks to sell its 240-acre Newton Canyon vineyard. (Photo: Rosenthal &#8211; The Malibu Estate)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Rather than rebuild the winery business elsewhere, Rosenthal is now looking to sell the Newton Canyon property.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>He said the property&#8217;s pastoral setting could make it suitable for a different use, suggesting it could potentially be converted into a luxury inn or rehabilitation facility.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Rosenthal, who is turning 67, said he is moving toward what he described as a \u201cfamily-office footprint.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>His transition away from some of the family&#8217;s entertainment holdings began in 2021, when he sold the Raleigh Studios soundstages to Hackman Capital Partners.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Rosenthal reflects on selling Raleigh Studios<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the soundstage sale, Rosenthal said he had anticipated that demand from streaming companies for production facilities would eventually contract.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"58\"\/>\u201cThere was a little bit of froth in the market,\u201d he said. \u201cI had a suspicion that the demand of the streamers for production would contract.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"60\"\/>Rosenthal added that he had spent a long time in the business and believed the market would eventually change.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"62\"\/>\u201cThat was my suspicion, and it turned out to be correct. Whether it was prescient or lucky, I can\u2019t tell you,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"64\"\/>Hackman Capital Partners has since faced financial difficulties involving lenders and lost control of several key holdings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"67\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sunset Marquis renovation continues<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rosenthal has put proceeds from the Raleigh Studios sale into an ongoing, eight-figure renovation of the Sunset Marquis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"70\"\/>He said the villas on Alta Loma have been completely torn apart as part of the renovation, with the aim of returning them to service in November.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"73\"\/>Rosenthal also expects the main building to be completed by the 2028 Summer Olympics.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"75\"\/>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to lay any of our people off, so we\u2019re doing this project in sections,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"78\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Final vineyard tasting set for September 26<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>While the winery is winding down, Rosenthal said the family plans to preserve some of its history through its remaining wine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"81\"\/>\u201cWe will keep a library of it,\u201d he said, referring to the Rosenthal vintages that will remain with the family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"83\"\/>September 26 will be the final day for a guided tasting at the vineyard. Bottles are also being offered at steep discounts to members of The Malibu Estate\u2019s wine club.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"85\"\/>Rosenthal said his hope is that the remaining wines find their way to people who genuinely appreciate them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"87\"\/>\u201cMy aspiration is what it\u2019s always been,\u201d he said. \u201cTo have it go to the people who will enjoy it and appreciate it.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/a-malibu-winery-that-operated-for-four-decades-is-shutting-down-after-its-pacific-coast-highway-tasting-room-was-destroyed-in-the-2025-palisades-fire-its-owners-are-now-selling-the-240-acre-vineyard-estate\/articleshow\/134445983.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-decade-old Malibu winery is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire. 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